Gregory Novak

Host of The Cunning of Geist Podcast. Admin of Hegel Study Group on Facebook.

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Episode 81 of The Cunning of Geist podcast has dropped. The Fermi Paradox meets Hegel. Available on Apple podcasts and all podcast platforms. https://t.co/cZFOMuXP6t

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We know so much, but there is much more we do not know. Interesting and understandable article here: https://t.co/HArFeGdTHc

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Is the universe cyclical? This belief is foundational in much of Eastern teachings, but not so in the West. This episode explores this question in-depth. Comments please! Link below. https://t.co/vrLvt5iwz6

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Materialist conception of evolution is incorrect, because it focuses only on randomness & survival. We have a different capability-mind. And mind seeks more than survival. It can conceive purpose. It is baked into the universe, & not result of randomness. https://t.co/F9INj2xTCU

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Question: Was the world created by God? Or - has it always existed extending back for infinity? Or - Is it cyclical? What does philosophy, religion, and science have to say about this? This episode explores: https://t.co/hHrwUwSoAc

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A key premise of this podcast series is that both Mind and Matter exist as one unity. One is not the result of the other. Hegel understood that Subject is Substance, which is covered in this episode. https://t.co/5FbMRnfHkz

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Deep in our unconscious mind lies a great polarity - While we often associate this masculine/feminine roles outlooks, it goes much deeper than body type. This episode explores this fascinating subject that effects us all.
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Jung coined the notion of synchronicity - meaningful coincidences. He put a scientific bent on the ancient knowledge contained in the I-Ching, as well as in Hegel's philosophy - that substance is subject.
This episode explores this fascinating topic. https://t.co/7CRibC1tzo

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Dualities -good/evil, God/man, male/female, justice/mercy, life/death, etc. Hegel famously said that all and everything, including God and heaven, is both immediate and mediated.

Is there non-duality? This episode explores. https://t.co/mOfZKHqwuw

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It is one of the first questions a young child asks their parents. But is the question itself a false choice? This episode explores this big philosophical issue for school kid and scholar alike! #philosophy #Hegel https://t.co/CUkpDJcCoF

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McLuhan predicted rise of tribalism from the electronic age. Print-age individual became electric tribal member. Internet added fuel to this fire. Tribes as a source of identity are not bound by traditional national boundaries or religions. Ep.48 TCOG.
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Cyclical universe is more Eastern than Western. New evidence of what preceded the Big Bang, and a heat death in our future where time and space are no longer. may be the exact conditions for a new Big Bang.

This episode explores.
https://t.co/2nLZvsr7aX

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The law of three is an important concept in occult schools. Gurdjieff said we are "third force blind," seeing three primary forces: holy affirming, holy denying, and holy reconciling. Hegel's dialectic is also triadic. This episode explores. #Hegel https://t.co/IhSjTe9OLt

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The creative mind is at the heart of Hegel's system. He calls it thd "idea." It is reached at the culmination of his magnum opus, the Science of Logic. And a creative mind must be a free mind. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.
This episode explores: https://t.co/1rAssx3lVM

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Hegel Master/Slave dialectic appears at the dawn of self-consciousness, as there can be no self consciousness without perception of an "other" consciousness. A struggle ensues. This podcast episode explores. #Hegel
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Perhaps the most famous element of Hegel's philosophy is the Dialectic. This episode does a deep dive into this concept, and shows how it reflects reality itself. #Hegel #Dialectic #HegelianDialectic
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Jung's synchronicity, perhaps more than any other phenomenon we know of, demonstrates the fundamental unity of Mind and Matter. This is what Hegel means by "substance is subject. This concept is detailed in this episode of the podcast. #Jung #Hegel https://t.co/jR579KLbyG

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One of the biggest reasons I was attracted to Hegel's philosophy is that is provides a sound theodicy - why evil exists in a world underpinned by a higher power, Spirit or Mind. This early episode explores. #Hegel https://t.co/n5WnI2IzfZ

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Our ancestors lost hair some 3 million BC, but we didnt begin wearing cover-ups until about 100,000 BC. Parallel to Bible's "And they knew that they were naked." May have been end to the Garden of Eden. And then our troubles began. #cunningofgeist podcast.

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TBT. Why do bad things happen to good people? Always an interesting question to ponder. This previous episode explores the question, and provides a review of Hegel's unique understanding of the problem of evil. https://t.co/Z6UseaPTY3

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TBT: Scholars agree thatJesus lived. But did he resurrect? Did he come back to life, after being crucified, as the Gospels contend? Hegel had a unique view on this subject, the subject of this past episode. #Hegel https://t.co/9WTblP3NxA